Assessing self-critical perfectionism in clinical depression

Journal of Personality Assessment

Volumn 88, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 309-316

  Clara, Ian P ^a,b   Cox, Brian J ^a   Enns, Murray W ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MANITOBA   (Canada)

^b PZ 430 PsycHealth Centre   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ANXIETY DISORDER; ARTICLE; DEPRESSION; DISCRIMINANT VALIDITY; DISTRESS SYNDROME; EVALUATION; FACTORIAL ANALYSIS; FEMALE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALADJUSTMENT; MALE; OUTPATIENT; PERSONALITY; RATING SCALE; SELF CRITICAL PERFECTIONISM;

EID: 34250324664     PISSN: 00223891     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00223890701317046     Document Type: Article

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